Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 2 | ‘ We were only in for a quiet drink , is a' . ' |
| 3 | They were away again for a new season . |
| 4 | ‘ We were just out for a picnic and bit of sightseeing . |
| 5 | We were just out for a ride , We came here by accident . |
| 6 | Cos any spare the men or that they were usually away for a har taking up a harvest . |
| 7 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're all on these little labels that were primarily there for the tourists , like Waikiki and Hula records . |
| 9 | The event in between were likewise not for the faint of heart . |
| 10 | And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats . |
| 11 | Tim Smith could have blown this kick over , but it was downhill then for the rest of the first half . |
| 12 | She was rarely there for the full rehearsals . |
| 13 | But the time was long past for the final roll-call of his battalion of the People 's Militia , recruited to defend Berlin 's Wilhelmplatz district against the advance of the Red Army . |
| 14 | He had thought it was all over for the Bookman and that the acid had not worked . |
| 15 | His wife Maggie kept on eye on him but said it was all right for a special occasion and that he could rejoin the pledge tomorrow . |
| 16 | I 'd also got an injunction against him because he became violent , and that was all right for a bit . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought he was all right for a millionaire . |
| 18 | But I was trained in an era when we were told that continental drift was all right for the unscientific geologists , but the " real " scientists — the physicists — said it was impossible . |
| 19 | It was all right for the likes of May and Izzy , always shouting and laughing and making her cry . |
| 20 | I filed that away and asked if it was all right for the girls to stay until the doctors had done their rounds . |
| 21 | It was all right for the active partner , but how did the other fellow get his satisfaction . |
| 22 | He said it was all right for the pot to come off and for him to walk on the injured foot . |
| 23 | Steve was obviously out for the count . |
| 24 | Brief because Patten — worried voters might spot him and rip him limb from limb — was only here for a day before flying back to the homes , yachts , Daimlers , helicopters , butlers and £152,000 tax-free salary Major gave him when making him Hong Kong Governor as reward for losing his seat . |
| 25 | I was only here for a very short while , during which time I saw . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes . |
| 27 | He was only home for the weekend . |
| 28 | So he was only in for a couple of days then ? |
| 29 | I ca n't say for sure ; I mean , I was only there for a second or two … |
| 30 | George was utterly still for a moment , before rolling over on to his stomach . |